hello nycwireless, bostonwag people,
I'm looking forward to attending CUWiN's Wireless Summit the weekend
after next, and i'm curious as to who, from NYCWireless and BostonWAG,
i'm likely to run into there; i saw NYC's Dana and Laura on the programme,
but no response from http://www.cuwireless.net/summit/ right now, though
http://www.wirelesssummit.org/ has a good overview. I got roped into a
panel on Hacking Your City with the Canadian axis, and i'm really
looking forward to that. As Sascha says, it should be a powerhouse.
I guess i should Actually Register before it sells out, eh? ;)
jo
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MARCH 21, 2006
CONTACT:
Sascha Meinrath, CUWiN, (217) 278-3933
Ben Scott, Free Press, (202) 265-1490, x 23
Craig Aaron, Free Press, (202) 265-1490, x 25
National Summit for Community Wireless Networks to Explore the Future of
Internet Access
Network developers, policy experts and community activists to gather at
Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo., March 31 to April 2
ST CHARLES, Missouri - March 21 - The Champaign-Urbana Community
Wireless Network (CUWiN), Free Press and Mid-Rivers Community Wireless
Network will host the second National Summit for Community Wireless
Networks from March 31 to April 2 at Lindenwood University in St.
Charles, Mo.
The summit is the largest gathering of wireless network developers,
technology and policy experts, and community organizers working to
build universal, low-cost broadband networks around the world.
The National Summit for Community Wireless Networks will explore the
opportunities and challenges facing the growing movement to build
nonprofit, open-source broadband networks, said Sascha Meinrath,
co-founder and project coordinator of CUWiN. The event will showcase
cutting-edge technologies and develop political strategies to promote
digital inclusion.
Since the first National Summit for Community Wireless Networks in
2004, nearly 400 Community Internet and municipal broadband projects
have sprung up in the United States alone. The summit will discuss how
the networks can better serve their target populations, the policies
needed to support broader deployment of community wireless systems,
and the latest technological and software
innovations.
Presenters at the summit will include Annie Collins of Fiber for Our
Future, Mark Cooper of the Consumer Federation of America, Harold Feld
of Media Access Project, Robert W. McChesney of Free Press and the
University of Illinois, Matt Rantanen of Tribal Digital Village, Greg
Richardson of Civitium LLC, Paul Smith of the Center for Neighborhood
Technologies, Jim Snider of the New America Foundation, Dana Spiegel
of NYC Wireless and Esme Vos of Muniwireless.com.
High-speed broadband access is the electricity of the 21st century,
yet many rural and poorer urban communities are being left off the
grid, said Ben Scott, policy director of Free Press, the national,
nonpartisan media reform organization. The innovators and organizers
at the National Summit for Community Wireless Networks are blazing the
trail to make broadband affordable and available to everyone.
For more information on the summit, or to register, please visit
www.wirelesssummit.org
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Sascha Meinrath
Policy Analyst* Project Coordinator * President
Free Press *** CUWiN *** Acorn Active Media
www.freepress.net * www.cuwireless.net * www.acornactivemedia.com
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